How to Stop Watching Porn before You Start

So you want to know how to stop watching porn. It’s not easy, but you know what will make it easier? To keep yourself out of porn’s way as much as possible. A key way to break a porn habit it to stop the endless, sweaty cycle of clicking and fapping before it starts. But to do that, you need to set up some serious boundaries in your life. Start here, and start today. You can do this!

Make your smartphone into a dumb phone

Buy an ancient flip phone if you have to. Get rid of your unlimited data plan and turn off your wifi connectivity. Delete potentially tempting apps like Snapchat and Tinder. Disable the porn machine that lives in your pocket all day long.

Get a hobby

Start working out. (Bonus: this is also a great way to up your happy-hormones and relieve stress.)

Read books.

Learn how to do practical things with your hands, like fix a car, basic woodworking, or how to be handy around your house.

Learn a musical instrument.

Learn to ride a motorcycle.

Paint or draw.

There are literally a million things you could be doing with your time that will make you a better man. Pick one and start now.

Go to sleep

Turn off your computer, stop scrolling on your phone, and go to sleep. At a reasonable hour. Consistently. You might be amazed at how much better you feel when your alarm goes off if you haven’t been up whacking it until 2:00am every night.

Call up a lovely woman and ask her out on a date

You know what’s better than porn? A real woman. Hang out with her. Listen to her. Learn about her. Pay attention. Make an effort. Be romantic. Treat her with kindness and respect. And prepare to be amazed. (Already married? YOUR WIFE LIKES ALL THESE THINGS TOO.)